Undergraduate
2001 - 2005
Macalester College, St Paul MN
Bachelor of Arts, Economics
GPA 3.8 Magna Cum Laude, Member Phi Beta Kappa & Omicron Delta Epsilon
Study Abroad: Oslo, Norway 2004
Yoga
2016
Shakti Rising: Week Long Women's Yoga Retreat with Uma Dinsmore-Tuli, July 1-7, Kinvara, Ireland
2015
Received RYT-500 designation from the Yoga Alliance in December.
30 Hour Relax and Renew© Level 1, Judith Hanson Lasater, Yoga Tree, San Francisco CA
I am a certified Relax and Renew© teacher (also referred to as Restorative Yoga.)
20 Hour Yoga for the Pelvic Floor, Leslie Howard, Oakland Yoga Studio, Oakland CA
20 Hour Rebuilding Stability, Celebrating Strength: Yoga for Healing Trauma, Darcy Lyon, Yoga Tree, San Francisco CA
18 Hour Feminine Powers and Feminine Practice with Britt Fohrman, Yoga Tree, San Francisco CA
16 Hour Training in Holistic Post-Natal Care, Chrisandra Fox-Walker & Kimberly Johnson, Yoga Tree, San Francisco CA
8 Hour What Every Yoga Teacher Should Know About Post-Partum, Chrisandra Fox-Walker & Kimberly Johnson Yoga Tree, San Francisco CA
2014
100 Hour Therapeutic Teacher Training with Harvey Deutch, Yoga Tree, San Francisco CA
50 Hour Advanced Core Studies Teacher Training, Yoga Tree, San Francisco CA
40 Hour Sequencing Teacher Training with Mark Stephens, Yoga Tree, San Francisco CA
12 Hour Samadhi Pada: Yoga Sutra In-Depth, Jessica and Stephane Dreyfus, San Francisco CA
6 Hour Yoga as a Somatic Practice with Ariel Howland, San Francisco CA
2013
Received RYT-200 designation from the Yoga Alliance.
2012
250 Hour Flow Yoga Teacher Training with Leah Gilman, Barefoot Movement, Oakland CA
18 Hour Pre-Natal Training with Cybele Tomlinson, Barefoot Movement, Oakland CA
2011 - 2014
Various Workshops, annual Yoga Journal Conference, San Francisco CA
Teachers include: Bo Forbes, Jnani Chapman, Baron Baptiste, Judith Hanson Lasater, Leslie Howard, Gary Kraftsow, David Swenson, Jane Austin, Jason Crandell, Annie Carpenter, Jenny Sauer-Klein, Anna Forrest, Brent Kessel, Seane Corn, and more!
Massage
Certified Massage Therapist (CMT) through the California Massage Therapy Council, #13649, since 2010.
2010 - 2012
500+ Hours, McKinnon Body Therapy Center
Touch for Common Health Conditions Certificate
2010
60 Hours, International Training Massage School, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Healing Touch & Energy Healing
2016
February: 2 Day Workshop with Cyndi Dale, Lafayette CA
2015
March: 2 Day Workshop with Cyndi Dale, Lafayette CA
2013 - 2014
Healing Touch Practitioner Apprentice
Mentor: Suzanne Mittica
2012
Level 4, Healing Touch Program, Barbara Starke, Burlingame CA
Level 3, Healing Touch Program, Carol Kinney, Lafayette CA
Level 2, Healing Touch Program, Carol Kinney, Lafayette CA
2011
Level 1, Healing Touch International, Elizabeth Helms, San Francisco CA
Intuitive Reading
2016
Intuitive Training, Parts 1 & 2, Intuitive Way, Lafayette CA
2015
Intuitive Meditation Parts 1 & 2, Intuitive Way, Lafayette CA
Other Continuing Education
2014
BlogHer Conference, San Jose CA
International Pelvic Pain Society's Annual Fall Meeting, Chicago IL